Quote: KaeruJim "The academy game I saw was a farce. The players just could not perform effective tackles low enough, which led to strings of frustrating penaliries. I can’t remember a single penalty which looked like it might have protected a player from concussion.
That meant that the result was basically down to luck and momentum.
Any governing body who used that pilot and then thought it would be a great idea to roll out is not fit for purpose I’m sorry.'"
I didn’t see any of the trails Jim, heard there were lots of penalties. Was it only the high shots or was it teams also trying to lay on/flop/slow down? Because I imagine going that low all the time impacts ruck control which teams are desperate for.